Apple is highly likely to push an iPhone firmware update anytime now. So, it’s time to save ECID SHSH on file to secure your jailbreak. It’s important because when Apple pushes a new firmware, they stop signing the older firmwares and without a valid signature you cannot restore older firmware then.

Once someone updates his iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 3G, and iTouch 2G MC to latest firmware without saving SHSH on file they not only lose their jailbreak but also the ability of downgrading to the older firmware. But if you have ECID SHSH saved for an older firmware, you’ll always be able to restore back to that firmware and then jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch.

Note: This guide is important for iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC) owners. iPhone 3G and 2G users are free of this headache.

How to Save iPhone SHSH Files

If you’ve a jailbroken iDevice, there’s a simple way to save SHSH files. But for those with a brand new device need to follow other steps.. We are going to write instruction for both..

1. If you’re already Jailbroken:

Now that you’ve a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch; Launch the Cydia. Check if there’s any mention of “this device has SHSHs on file for iPhone OS: 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3” at the top of the Cydia home screen. If there is, then you don’t have anything to do. You may not have saved all SHSH on file but it’s Ok to have the latest one. Current latest firmware version is 3.1.3, so make sure you have that one mentioned there. Checkout the screenshot:

If you already have saved your SHSH on Saurik server you need not to repeat the process every time. If there’s nothing mentioned at the top of the Cydia home screen, Scroll down the Cydia Home Page and look for “make my life easier” and tap on it. This will automatically save your ECID SHSH on Saurik’s server. To confirm, simply close and re-open the Cydia and see if there’s a mention at the top now!

That’s it, you don’t need to do this for each new firmwares, Cydia will automatically save ECID SHSH of future firmware for you.

ADVICE: Never jump to grab the latest firmware unless Dev-Team releases a jailbreak tool for the latest firmware..

2. For Both Jailbroken and Not Jailbroken Devices

If you’ve a new iPhone or afraid of jailbreaking it at the moment and just want to see if jailbreak tool really works for others, it’s highly recommended to save your ECID SHSH on file asap. The current firmware version is 3.1.3 and for iPad it’s 3.2 but Apple is expected to release a firmware update anytime now so, grab your ECID SHSH before it’s too late. You can save SHSH Signature files even if you’re not Jailbroken.

Follow the steps below to grab ECID SHSH on file for a jailbreak free device:

NOTE: You can save ECID SHSH on file only for that firmware version that Apple still signs, currently it’s 3.1.3 for iPhone and iTouch, for iPad it’s 3.2. It is very important to keep doing this for every firmware version that comes out after these!! But If you jailbreak your iPhone at any point in future, simply follow the jailbroken device steps mentioned above and leave the rest to Saurik.

Select Apple from the dropdown if you just want to ping Apple for your SHSH and save it locally.

Select Saurik – Cydia from the dropdown if you want to check Cydia for your SHSH and if Cydia doesn’t have it, it will be stored there.

Hit the Submit button.

While downloading the SHSH’s it will freeze for a minute or two and would seem like it’s not responding, don’t panic, it’s normal and soon enough the SHSH saved! message will appear at the status bar of the Umbrella Window. Your iPhone SHSH will be downloaded and saved in the same folder as Umbrella is. The file size will be around 64kb. That’s it…

Would this jailbreak my phone? since I upgraded my software where there was a new update available back in Early Jan. I had a new Iphone and there was no jailbreak available then for new bootrom (unless already jailbroken)

But the prob is I don’t have both the message saying I have any SHSH backed up on their servers nor the “make my life easier”. My device is a 8gb ipt3. Jailbroken at about dec last year on FW 3.1.2. So I have to manually do this?

Now question again. I got this part of how to store ECID on the file. My question was; what to do when I got this file on my PC? How to use it?
I know that jailbroken iPhones may store ECID on saurik’s server (thrue Cydia) but I don’t know how I can use ECID on my PC for restoring older OS version backups. Sorry if it’s noob question.
Also, can I ‘jailbreak’ my 3.1.2 iPhone without restoring clean 3.1.2 image from net?
Thnx again and sorry for a bit of offtopic.

Thanks again, You have been very helpfull.
Seting up local server… I knew it won’t be so easy…
And yes, it’s GS 16 GB with 5.11.07 firmware and newer (patched) boot (only teathered boot for now) so I do intend to be very cerfull because I don’t want to brick it or tie myself to 3.1.3 until release of 4.0 and hopefully new jailbreak.

I have a question, i have an Iphone 3gs 32GB with 3.1.2 (7D11) firmware and a modem of 05.11.07, this phone is jail broken and unlocked. I also have another Iphone 3gs 32GB with 3.1.3(7E18) with modem of 05.12.01 which is not jail broken or unlocked since i got it two days ago. Now can i grab the SHSH of my jail broken iphone 3.1.2 firmware and use that to downgrade the firmware on the other iphone 3.1.3 so i can at least jailbreak that iphone and then worry about the unlock later when it becomes available? And if so how would i do it?

Dude, im on a 3gs 16g MC model 3.13. Never jailbroken before. I tried backing up the 3.13 files on Umbrella via Apple and the file i got was 68kb. Whereas if I go via Saurik, my file was 64kb. My hostfile is not directed to Saurik server. Are the files from Umbrella via Apple legit? Or is there something I need to do? Thanks.

Q: The file I got from Cydia does not match the file that Umbrella got from Apple should I be worried?
A: Absolutely not. The only difference between the files is whitespace and the XML headers. Neither make any difference at all to the TSS process. (Incidentally when TinyTSS responds to iTunes TSS requests in a real restore, iTunes is perfectly tricked by the reponses that TinyTSS generates).

Im using Iphone 3GS. I have successfully jailbreak by Spirit (zillion thanks!!).
My Home-Cydia showing “TSS SHSH notice is temporarily disavled: insane traffic to TSS server due to Spirit release has made looking up what blobs are on file painfully slow: so slow this page doesnt even load, and users get a giant error ”
Please help out~~~ tks

hi i tried to jailbreak my iphone using spirit and found out im stock on emergency call and saying that i need to insert my sim card…but luckily i dont have my sim card anymore what sholud i do??confused tnx

Hello,
i have my Jailbroken iphone3GS already it been weeks but now when i open Cydia it says on the top
“This Device has SHSH’s on File for Iphone OS/iOS 4.0 4.0.1″
i Don’t know what does that mean. Pls replay thanks.

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